The role of therapeutic alliance in psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc path analysis

Guy M. Goodwin, Scott T. Aaronson, Oscar Alvarez, Robin Carhart-Harris, Megan Croal, David Feifel, David J. Hellerstein, Muhammad I. Husain, John R. Kelly, Namik Kirlic, Rasmus W. Licht, Lindsey Marwood, Ania Nowakowska, Tomáš Páleníček, Dimitris Repantis, Robert A. Schoevers, Hollie Simmons, Jair C. Soares, Metten Somers, Joyce Tsai, Mourad Wahba, Ella Williams, Allan H. Young, Matthew B. Young, Sidney Zisook, Ekaterina Malievskaia

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662
Published: 2026-08
Container: Journal of Affective Disorders
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662,
  title = {The role of therapeutic alliance in psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc path analysis},
  author = {Guy M. Goodwin and Scott T. Aaronson and Oscar Alvarez and Robin Carhart-Harris and Megan Croal and David Feifel and David J. Hellerstein and Muhammad I. Husain and John R. Kelly and Namik Kirlic and Rasmus W. Licht and Lindsey Marwood and Ania Nowakowska and Tomáš Páleníček and Dimitris Repantis and Robert A. Schoevers and Hollie Simmons and Jair C. Soares and Metten Somers and Joyce Tsai and Mourad Wahba and Ella Williams and Allan H. Young and Matthew B. Young and Sidney Zisook and Ekaterina Malievskaia},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Affective Disorders},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The role of therapeutic alliance in psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc path analysis
AU  - Guy M. Goodwin
AU  - Scott T. Aaronson
AU  - Oscar Alvarez
AU  - Robin Carhart-Harris
AU  - Megan Croal
AU  - David Feifel
AU  - David J. Hellerstein
AU  - Muhammad I. Husain
AU  - John R. Kelly
AU  - Namik Kirlic
AU  - Rasmus W. Licht
AU  - Lindsey Marwood
AU  - Ania Nowakowska
AU  - Tomáš Páleníček
AU  - Dimitris Repantis
AU  - Robert A. Schoevers
AU  - Hollie Simmons
AU  - Jair C. Soares
AU  - Metten Somers
AU  - Joyce Tsai
AU  - Mourad Wahba
AU  - Ella Williams
AU  - Allan H. Young
AU  - Matthew B. Young
AU  - Sidney Zisook
AU  - Ekaterina Malievskaia
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Affective Disorders
DO  - 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662
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Goodwin, G. M., Aaronson, S. T., Alvarez, O., Carhart-Harris, R., Croal, M., Feifel, D., Hellerstein, D. J., Husain, M. I., Kelly, J. R., Kirlic, N., Licht, R. W., Marwood, L., Nowakowska, A., Páleníček, T., Repantis, D., Schoevers, R. A., Simmons, H., Soares, J. C., Somers, M., Tsai, J., Wahba, M., Williams, E., Young, A. H., Young, M. B., Zisook, S., & Malievskaia, E. (2026). The role of therapeutic alliance in psilocybin treatment for treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc path analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121662

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